President Joe Biden's top national security aide warned again Sunday that the Russian military has the capacity to invade Ukraine "this week" under the pretext of a "false flag" operation portraying Ukrainians as the aggressors.  So, is a Russian invasion imminent? To discuss further Shane spoke to Paul Rodgers Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University and also Brendan Murphy an Irish Businessman in Kiev.

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